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From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
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Subject: Re: Installation of pre-packed software
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On Thu, 10 Apr 1997, Redjer R. Agudo wrote:

> I tried to install FreeBSD from 504mb SeaGate HD into 204 mb SeaGate HD 
> using /stand/sysinstall and the installation process was OK.  When I
> tried to install the pre-packed softwares it says "Unable to get
> packages/INDEX file from selected media. ...".  I logged-in as root, run
> /stand/sysinstall, select the Configure, select the Media, select the
> DOS (Install from a DOS partition), then Packages, and the program
> complains.

Download the package using ftp, and run 'pkg_add package.tgz' as root to
install it.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major